I take a few gulping breaths and look down to smile at Noah. His eyes are wide and I realise that it's his first Portal trip. 

Glad for a distraction, I point out the window, "See? Those are what planets look like. Aren't they beautiful?"

Noah nodded, transfixed. Leaving him to gaze at the stars, I type in 'Ligonia' in the search bar of the tablet. It immediately produced a hologram that showed us the various ways to get to Ligonia. 

It'd been five years since my last Portal Travel and the system had obviously improved. I selected the fastest route and suddenly felt our pink capsule give a burst of speed. The map automatically disappeared to avoid consuming too much battery. 

I finally let out the breath that I didn't know I'd been holding; we were safe, I'd finally left the Star Travellers behind. Suddenly, I noticed a tiny, black and red object coming towards us. It looked like a missile. 

My eyes widen, "Noah!!"

Quickly, I gathered him in my arms and turned so that I protected him from the window.

BANG

My eyelids flutter as I make out my surroundings. 

Everything is on fire. 

Me and Noah had been thrown against the ground in the explosion. Luckily, Noah appeared unhurt since I'd taken most of the blow. I dig out of my pockets my dried block of clay and quickly tap on a random planet's name. I stand up and watch the portal form, holding Noah, still unconscious, up with one hand. 

I peer out the window, and see that we're falling through space, if we jumped out now, we'd be dead. I heard a distinct crack and took a deep breath. The capsule had cracked open and the oxygen was escaping. 

Frantically, I shoved Noah into the portal and leaped in myself, closing the portal with a swipe of my clay brick as I did.